Population control:myth and reality

This is a very thorough review of the "population debate'" and Connelly destroys the assumptions and fears that the population controlists utilize to relegate "population" as a workshop for many technological fixes in regard to resources.

Source: Background Briefing.

Are you worried about the future of the environment, or war, or hordes of refugees? The solution is not to manipulate population growth. Past results have been tragic, and ineffectual. Historian Professor Matthew Connelly of Columbia University proposes some alternatives.

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Original audio source

• New York Times Review of Fatal Misconceptions by Matthew Connelly
• Matthew Connelly's home page